Denver Nuggets Playoff Rosters

1982-1983 Denver Nuggets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
T.R. Dunn SG 6-4 192 Feb 1, 1955 28 Alabama 5 1977 2nd Rnd, #41, Portland Trail Blazers
Alex English SF 6-7 190 Jan 5, 1954 29 South Carolina 6 1976 2nd Rnd, #35, Milwaukee Bucks
Mike Evans PG 6-1 170 Apr 19, 1955 28 Kansas State 4 1978 1st Rnd, #21, Denver Nuggets
Glen Gondrezick SF 6-6 218 Aug 30, 1955 27 UNLV 5 1977 2nd Rnd, #26, New York Knicks
Bill Hanzlik G-F 6-7 185 Dec 6, 1957 25 Notre Dame 2 1980 1st Rnd, #20, Seattle SuperSonics
Dan Issel FC 6-9 235 Oct 25, 1948 34 Kentucky 6 1970 8th Rnd, #122, Detroit Pistons
Billy McKinney PG 6-0 160 Jun 5, 1955 27 Northwestern 5 1977 6th Rnd, #115, Phoenix Suns
James Ray PF 6-8 215 Jul 27, 1957 25 Jacksonville 2 1980 1st Rnd, #5, Denver Nuggets
Dave Robisch FC 6-10 235 Dec 22, 1949 33 Kansas 6 1971 3rd Rnd, #49, Boston Celtics
Danny Schayes C 6-11 235 May 10, 1959 23 Syracuse 1 1981 1st Rnd, #13, Utah Jazz
Kiki Vandeweghe PF 6-8 220 Aug 1, 1958 24 UCLA 2 1980 1st Rnd, #11, Dallas Mavericks
Rob Williams PG 6-2 175 May 5, 1961 21 Houston 0 1982 1st Rnd, #19, Denver Nuggets

1982-1983 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Boston Celtics #6 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 3
First Round #4 New Jersey Nets #5 New York Knicks NYK in 2
Second Round #1 Philadelphia Sixers #5 New York Knicks PHI in 4
Second Round #3 Boston Celtics #2 Milwaukee Bucks MIL in 4
Conference Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Milwaukee Bucks PHI in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Denver Nuggets DEN in 3
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Portland Trail Blazers POR in 2
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 5
Second Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #6 Denver Nuggets SAS in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #1 Los Angeles Lakers PHI in 4

1982-1983 Denver Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kiki Vandeweghe 8 39.6 26.8 6.5 4.0 0.5 0.9 1.5
Alex English 7 38.6 25.9 6.3 6.0 0.6 1.0 3.0
Dan Issel 8 28.4 20.4 7.2 3.1 1.1 0.6 1.2
Mike Evans 8 22.9 10.8 2.4 4.8 0.6 0.0 2.8
Billy McKinney 8 14.1 7.8 1.6 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.9
Danny Schayes 8 20.4 7.1 5.0 1.8 0.2 0.6 2.1
Rob Williams 7 19.1 8.1 1.9 5.3 1.1 0.1 2.7
Bill Hanzlik 8 19.6 6.8 3.1 2.6 0.8 0.6 1.4
T.R. Dunn 8 37.5 5.1 9.8 2.5 1.5 0.4 1.8
Glen Gondrezick 6 11.0 2.5 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.2
James Ray 3 6.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
Dave Robisch 3 7.3 0.7 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0

1982-1983 Denver Nuggets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Denver Leaders Phoenix Leaders
Apr 19, 1983
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Phoenix
L, 121-108 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 32. K. Vandeweghe
REB: 12. T.R. Dunn
AST: 4. Mike Evans
PTS: 28. D. Johnson
REB: 12. D. Johnson
AST: 8. D. Johnson
Apr 21, 1983
v.
Phoenix
W, 113-99 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 26. K. Vandeweghe
REB: 11. Dan Issel
AST: 9. Rob Williams
PTS: 31. Walter Davis
REB: 9. J. Edwards
AST: 5. D. Johnson
Apr 24, 1983
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Phoenix
W, 112-117 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 42. Alex English
REB: 12. T.R. Dunn
AST: 6. T.R. Dunn
PTS: 29. Walter Davis
REB: 12. Larry Nance
AST: 9. Alvan Adams

1982-1983 Denver Nuggets Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Denver Leaders San Antonio Leaders
Apr 26, 1983
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San Antonio
L, 152-133 HemisFair Arena
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 28. Dan Issel
REB: 11. T.R. Dunn
AST: 9. Mike Evans
PTS: 42. G. Gervin
REB: 11. Gene Banks
AST: 17. Johnny Moore
Apr 27, 1983
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San Antonio
L, 126-109 HemisFair Arena
Conference Semi Finals
0-2 PTS: 22. K. Vandeweghe
REB: 8. T.R. Dunn
AST: 9. Mike Evans
PTS: 30. G. Gervin
REB: 12. A. Gilmore
AST: 20. Johnny Moore
Apr 29, 1983
v.
San Antonio
L, 126-127 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
0-3 PTS: 39. Alex English
REB: 14. K. Vandeweghe
AST: 7. Alex English
PTS: 39. Johnny Moore
REB: 14. A. Gilmore
AST: 12. Johnny Moore
May 2, 1983
v.
San Antonio
W, 124-114 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 37. K. Vandeweghe
PTS: 27. Johnny Moore
May 4, 1983
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San Antonio
L, 145-105 HemisFair Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-4 PTS: 20. B. McKinney
REB: 8. T.R. Dunn
AST: 6. Mike Evans
PTS: 26. G. Gervin
REB: 15. A. Gilmore
AST: 13. Johnny Moore